Oymyakonsky District, Russia
Oymyakon
The villagers of the coldest inhabited place on Earth adjust to unique challenges presented by day-to-day living.
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Oymyakonsky District, Russia
The villagers of the coldest inhabited place on Earth adjust to unique challenges presented by day-to-day living.
Panjin Shi, China
A part of the world's largest marsh seems to be growing bright red Martian grass.
Jaipur, India
More than half of this Indian palace is drowned but it looks all the more spectacular for it.
Beiteddine, Lebanon
After this one-of-a-kind palace was built the architect's hands are said to have been cut off to keep it that way.
Brooklyn, New York
A tree that grows parallel to the ground was declared Brooklyn's "crowning curio" by the poet who saved it.
Lucerne, Switzerland
This historic covered bridge contains a series of macabre paintings that communicate one thing: everyone dies.
Ashkelon, Israel
These numerous Israeli caves were dug out over hundreds years for reasons ranging from hideouts to burial sites.
Little Falls, New York
Not even a series of devastating fires could keep this odd castle in upstate New York from bouncing back.
West Sumatra, Indonesia
This Sumatran root bridge took almost 30 years to knit itself together.
Ban Long, Laos
This tiered waterfall is so pretty it may cause visitors to cry tears of their own.
Elsah, Illinois
First known as the "Sample House," this construction mash-up was meant to be a living catalogue of building styles.
Gasadalur Village, Faroe Islands
This remote island village was in danger of depopulating completely until a tunnel was built to connect it to the rest of the world .
Trakošćan, Croatia
This Croatian fairytale castle is slowly falling apart thanks to years of neglect.
Mansfield, England
The largest oak in England is said to have been the hideout of Robin Hood and his Merry Men.
Madrid, Spain
Madrid's romantically ornate crystal palace has been offering shelter to plants and art for over a century.
Sveti Stefan, Montenegro
This exclusive resort has completely covered a tiny Balkan island in a 5-star warren of guest rooms.
Ferrara di Monte Baldo, Italy
This centuries-old Italian chapel hangs midway down a sheer cliffside.
Sant'Agata Dé Goti, Italy
This medieval Italian town is a sheer (and beautiful) cliffside defense.
London, England
The bar where "The Great Train Robbery" was planned was once a nexus of high society and low morals.
Tillamook, Oregon
No one knows how this Pacific Northwest spruce tree came to have so many trunks.
Höfn, Iceland
This replica Viking village was created for a film that was never shot and is now open to visitors.
Panguipulli, Chile
This odd Chilean waterfall-cano hotel must be entered via a rope bridge.
's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
Take a stroll through the hellish grotesques of Hieronymus Bosch in this elaborate Netherlands church.
Lisse, Netherlands
Unsurprisingly, Holland is home to one of the most magnificent flower gardens in the world.